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End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me
Effective July 11, 2006, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me (and their related components) will transition to a non-supported status. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates. Microsoft is not offering a custom support agreement for these products.
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How to multiple boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and MS-DOS
This article describes how to configure an Intel-based computer to multiple boot the following Microsoft operating system: MS-DOSMicrosoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)Microsoft Windows NTMicrosoft...
Maximum Partition Size Using FAT16 File System
Microsoft MS-DOS versions 4.0 and later allow FDISK to partition hard disks up to 4 gigabytes (GB) in size. However, the MS-DOS file allocation table (FAT) file system can support only 2 GB per partition. Because of this fact, a hard disk between...
FDISK /MBR rewrites the Master Boot Record
The MS-DOS Fdisk utility usually updates the master boot record (MBR) only if no master boot record exists. Repartitioning with Fdisk does not rewrite this information. Fdisk has an undocumented parameter called /mbr that causes it to write the...

MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors
Data corruption may occur when you are using an MS-DOS-based program in MS-DOS mode if your hard disk has a hardware error. Your computer is in MS-DOS mode if you started your computer with a system startup floppy disk, or if you selected Command...
"Error 5 Access Denied" Error Message When a Program Tries to Alter Last Access and Creation Time
MS-DOS-based and 16-bit Windows-based programs have the ability to update the last access and creation time for files and folders by using DOS Interrupt 21 function 7143 sub-functions 5 and 7. Occasionally, while this procedure is being attempted,...
MS05-026: A vulnerability in HTML Help could allow remote code execution
Explains that Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-026. The security update in MS05-026, security update 896358, fixes a vulnerability in HTML Help that could allow remote code execution.

MS-DOS Versions of DriveImage Cannot Operate on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
When DriveImage (1.0, 2.0, 3.0) is launched on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the computer either stops responding with a black screen and blinking cursor in the upper left corner, or you receive the following error message:
WordPerfect 6.0 Does Not Start from a PIF File in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
When you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 98 Gold to Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may be unable to start WordPerfect 6.0 from a Program Information File (PIF). Instead, MS-DOS-based virtual memory starts with the following error message:
How to Increase Available File Handles for MS-DOS-Based Programs in Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) only parses the Config.sys file for environment variables; therefore, settings used by MS-DOS-based programs running in Windows Me are not set inside the Config.sys file. Among these settings is the FILES...